France has also recently reorganized and reinvigorated its economic intelligence capabilities with the aim of improving the collection of commercial information in order to help French firms to become more competitive internationally. We also link to an informed opinion on the roles government agencies can fill in providing economic intelligence, both to the public and private sectors.

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on protecting and improving competitive intelligence.

Inside this issue:

Between the Lines

Specialty Pharma is on the Move

5 Steps to Protecting Business Intelligence

Strategic Competitive Intelligence by Fletcher/CSI Healthcare Strategies

Conference Schedule

5 Reasons Companies Don't Improve Competitive Intelligence

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on moving past data collection and into the intelligent—and ethical—application and use of competitive intelligence.

Inside this issue:

Between the Lines
5 Reasons Companies Don’t Improve Competitive Intelligence
Instead of Zen Dens, Starwoods Builds Espionage Case Against Hilton
Strategic Competitive Intelligence
5 Steps to Protecting Business Intelligence
Conference Schedule

Do you know the full extent of informational about your company that can be obtained through open sources? A first step in protecting business information is controlling and monitoring what a competitor can obtain through the compilation of open source information.

In this issue of the Fletcher/CSI Defense & Aerospace Competitive Intelligence Report, we look at one instance where the job postings of defense companies were exploited to uncover sensitive project information. We also examine what can be done to reduce inadvertent leakage of data with five basic steps to protect business information.

Do large supply chains decrease the security of critical defense and aerospace program data? In the premiere issue of the Fletcher/CSI Defense & Aerospace Competitive Intelligence Report we examine how governmental espionage and commercial intelligence methods alike exploited project subcontractors to obtain sensitive information on the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

We’ll look at means to identify and counter collection efforts through active competitor monitoring, often successfully conducted at events such as trade shows. In our commentary section, an expert shares thoughts on broadening intelligence training with solid recommendations for improvement. Our first issue of the Fletcher/CSI Defense & Aerospace Competitive Intelligence Report wraps up with some suggestions for business success in tough times and take a look at upcoming competitive intelligence, defense, and aerospace events.

We hope you enjoy the read!

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on collecting CI both at home and abroad. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for using and managing CI in your organization.

Main Articles:

Collecting Primary Research Data on Emerging Nanotechnology Innovations; Mindshifts Mutters; Complex Competitive Situations; The 7 Deadly Sins of Using Web 2.0 in CI

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on how CI affects a wide range of professions. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for using and managing CI in your organization.

Main Articles:

Some Soccer Coaches Say Posting Stats Online Could Help Opponents

The New Permanent Crisis of Marketing

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on using CI to your best advantage in today’s economy. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for using and managing CI in your organization.

Main articles:

Business Steps Up Use of Competitive Intelligence
Airbus: A Candid Assessment of 787

On behalf of Fletcher/CSI, we would like to wish our friends, clients, and colleagues a very happy holiday season. In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on using CI to your best advantage in today’s economy. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for using and managing CI in your organization.

Main articles:

Business Steps Up Use of Competitive Intelligence
Airbus: A Candid Assessment of 787

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we look at methods of collecting CI and sharing it within your organization. Here we take a look at two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of competitive intelligence. We also include a special feature this month, bringing you experience and knowledge from the drug and device development industry.

Main Articles:

Protecting Your Interests: Using CI Gathering Techniques at Trade Shows
Putting the “I” in “Team”

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on protecting your company from intelligence gathering by competitors. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for protecting your company’s interests.

Main articles:

Protecting Your Interests: Using CI Gathering Techniques at Trade Shows
Protect Your Organizations Proprietary Information

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on using new resources in CI. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for the compilation and analysis of competitive intelligence.

Main articles:

Time to Dig into Economic Gardening
New CI Tool: Thomson Innovation Adds Business and News Information

We also provide you with a list of trade shows and ceonferences specific to the IT and Telecommunications fields. 

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we look at ttwo different aspects of setting up a CI group. Here we take a
look at two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of competitive intelligence.

Main articles:

More SME’s Likely to Adopt Business Intelligence
Best Practices Range from Useful to Destructive

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on using new resources in CI. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable tools for the compilation and analysis of competitive intelligence.

Main articles:

Time to Dig into Economic Gardening
New CI Tool: Thomson Innovation Adds Business and News Information

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we look at two different aspects of setting up a CI group. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of competitive intelligence.

Main articles:

More SME’s Likely to Adopt Business Intelligence
Softscape Dust Up Raises Ethics Questions

We also provide you with a list of trade shows and ceonferences specific to the IT and Telecommunications fields.

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on the importance of training your staff in CI to thrive during an economic downturn. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of competitive intelligence.

Main articles:

Economic Downturns Can Improve Your Business
Good Shows in Bad Times

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we discuss the importance of using Competitive Intelligence to monitor your competitors and grow the pharmaceutical market in increasingly difficult times.

Main articles:

6 Ways to Find Out What Your Competition is Up To
A Slow Year for Pharma — With a Few Exceptions

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we discuss the importance of Competitive Intelligence in everyday business practices. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of Competitive
Intelligence.

Main articles:

6 Ways to Find Out What Your Competition is Up To
Apple Settles Fan Site Lawsuit

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on the importance of Competitive Intelligence in Sales and Marketing. Here we provide you with two features that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of Competitive Intelligence.

Main articles:

Integrating CI into Your Sales Force Operations
Win/Loss Analysis

In this issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we focus on the importance of training in Competitive Intelligence. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of Competitive Intelligence.

Main articles:

Study: 50% of Companies Have Established CI Functions in the Last 5 Years
CI in Purchasing

In this, the first issue of the Competitive Intelligence Report, we discuss the importance of ethics in Competitive Intelligence. Here we provide you with two news stories that offer valuable lessons for the use and application of Competitive Intelligence.

Main articles:

Competitive Intelligence vs. Espionage
Customer’s Right of Access